{"product_id":"the-foremost-problems-of-contemporary-dogmatics-on-faith-knowledge-and-the-christian-tradition-9781683598084","title":"The Foremost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics: On Faith, Knowledge, and the Christian Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerman Bavinck on the challenges theologians face\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerman Bavinck's counsel to theologians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA unique window into Bavinck's thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn overlooked work from a key Neo-Calvinist thinker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Foremost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e, Herman Bavinck identifies the primary challenges confronting Protestant theologians in the early twentieth century. Since the main difficulties do not concern specific heads of doctrine but arise in theological method, Bavinck's focus narrows to the act of faith. Bavinck demonstrates the necessity of viewing faith as knowledge rather than mere trust, recounting the development of doctrine from the biblical authors through the dawn of the twentieth century. This book provides a unique window into Bavinck's thought, as he speaks candidly about the limitations and failures of Reformed theology and the relative merits of modern thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eForemost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e was a series of lectures delivered at the Free University shortly after Bavinck moved to Amsterdam in 1902. Edited and translated by Gert de Kok and Bruce R. Pass, these previously unpublished lectures are available for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexham Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683598084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Herman Bavinck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000452374709,"sku":"9781683598084","price":42.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_541afdee-dc3d-4927-871c-7e2b87718709.jpg?v=1736264846","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-foremost-problems-of-contemporary-dogmatics-on-faith-knowledge-and-the-christian-tradition-9781683598084","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}